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Exam sittings are available in person and online from April to September, with an additional in-person exam held at the ATA Annual Conference.

ATA Certification Exams are for ATA Members Only

The exam registration fee is $525 per exam.

If you are not an ATA member, you can join now.

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ATA memberships are not refundable.

In-Person Exams

If an exam is not available in your area, contact your local chapter to request one.

Schedule Your In-Person Exam

No more in-person exams will be scheduled for 2024.

In-person exams for 2025 and will be posted as they are confirmed.

The exam registration fee is $525 each.

Additional in-person exams will be posted as they are confirmed.

Important Requirements

There are specific software and hardware requirements for online exams. Before you register, make sure you have everything you need. See all requirements and restrictions.

Online Exams

This is an online, on-demand exam that you schedule yourself.

Schedule Your Online Exam

The exam registration fee is $525 each.

After you register, you will be emailed instructions for how to schedule your exam.
You have 30 days from the time you register to schedule and take the online exam. 

Deadlines
  • The deadline to register for an online exam was August 30, 2024. (Registration for the 2024 online exams has closed)
  • The deadline to take the online exam is September 30, 2024.
  • Online exams will open again in April 2025.
Important Requirements

There are specific software and hardware requirements for online exams. Before you register, make sure you have everything you need. See all requirements and restrictions.

How to Prepare for the Exam

Exam-taking strategies, articles, checklists, and additional advice have been gathered from successful candidates and exam graders. Find out more.

 

Take a Practice Exam

The practice test is an excellent way to measure your readiness for the exam. It consists of an exam passage from a previous year and is designed to provide a practical introduction to the nature of the exam and how errors are marked. Read more here.

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By The ATA Chronicle | May 17, 2022

ATA recently launched its second year of offering the certification exam online. In 2021, we began partnering with ExamRoom.AI, an international remote testing platform, to allow candidates to take the exam from home. After some initial hiccups, this proved to be a successful and popular collaboration. In all, 150 candidates…

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